PayPal Express Checkout 2.0

What is PayPal?

PayPal is the safer, easier way to pay online without revealing your credit card number.

What is PayPal Express Checkout?

Express Checkout is PayPal’s premier checkout solution, which streamlines the checkout process for buyers and keeps them on the merchant’s site after making a purchase.

PayPal Express Checkout Settings

To start processing online payments with PayPal you need to register a new account; it’s free. Jump over to Setting up a PayPal Express Checkout account for a detailed explanation on signing up with PayPal, otherwise, continue reading to setup the PayPal Express Checkout payment option within WP eCommerce.

Depending on your WP eCommerce version you can see either Express Checkout 2.0 or Express Checkout 3.0. Configuration is similar for the both versions except that the 3.0 version requires several more info during setup and has other features.

To enable the Shortcut Button on the Cart page select Yes in the Enable Shortcut option.

Setting up a PayPal Express Checkout account

To enable WP eCommerce to perform at its best you need to setup a a
Verified PayPal Business Account. If you have an existing Personal account with PayPal, you can
upgrade your account to a Business account. A Business Account is needed for PayPal to communicate with your WP eCommerce store.

Setting up the IPN to feedback to your shop

The following URL should be entered into your Paypal IPN settings; http://mysite.com/products-page/transaction-results/?ipn_request=true
Please note the IPNs do not working with the Paypal sandbox test gateways